Pelosi says it's 'almost not worth' impeaching Trump, but that the Constitution and democracy 'is worth it'

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• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said this week that impeaching President Donald Trump is "almost not worth it" because of "what he is," according to Politico.
• But she added that "the Constitution is worth it, and our democracy is worth it, and our republic, if we can keep it, is worth it."
• Pelosi announced a formal House impeachment inquiry into Trump last month stemming from an explosive whistleblower complaint alleging he repeatedly asked Ukraine's president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden ahead of the 2020 election.
• Trump has taken an increasingly combative stance in the wake of the impeachment inquiry by accusing Democrats of attempting a "coup" and suggesting the whistleblower and a Democratic lawmaker investigating him are guilty of "treason."
• The mood in the White House has also taken a dire turn, with one senior US official telling Insider this week that it's comparable to a "Category 5 storm."
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that impeaching President Donald Trump is about something bigger than just Trump himself.

"I do think that this is a moment beyond Donald Trump," Pelosi said on call with House Democrats on Wednesday afternoon, according to Politico Playbook. "He's almost not worth it, to do an impeachment, because he is so what he is."

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